Guidebooks for France from all the major travel publishers are listed below, including country, specialist and multi-country guides, as well as books for regions and cities within France (where available). Links to Amazon (UK, US and Canadian stores), Waterstones (UK) and selected publisher websites allow you to purchase the guidebooks online at best value with one simple click (individual chapter downloads are also available for selected Lonely Planet titles). Before choosing your title, check our buying guide to see the types of guidebooks available or click on the publisher logos below.

Guidebooks including France (3)France (10)Specialist (3)Lille (2)
Paris (21)
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Loire Valley (4)
Nord-Pas de Calais (1)
Normandy (5)
Northern France (1)
Provence and Côte dAzur (13)
Southwest France (3)

Country Guidebooks for France


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Lonely_Planet Discover France

Discover Guides

The full-colour, image-laden Discover guides get you straight to a country's highlights - perfect for travellers with limited time. You'll experience the best of a country with these easy-to-use guides. You'll get you straight to a country's unmissable highlights with itineraries, best-of lists and insider secrets.

Discover France

Mar 2015 (4th ed.)
416 pages

Author(s): Oliver Berry, Alexis Averbuck, Stuart Butler


Lonely_Planet France

Country Guides

Packed with pre-planning information like transport and accommodation, detailed maps, lush images and fascinating background info, these guides are great if you want to get to explore every corner of a country, no matter what your time frame.

France

Mar 2015 (11th ed.)
1016 pages

Author(s): Nicola Williams, Alexis Averbuck et al.



Download Individual Chapter PDFs (£2.99) - Click here to view chapters.
DK_Eyewitness_Travel France

DK Travel Guides

Covering over 100 destinations including Italy, Paris, New York and China, each Eyewitness Travel Guide is packed with stunning photographs, detailed illustrations, 3D maps, specially designed cutaways and floorplans of all the major sights. Written by expert authors and contributors, there is a huge selection of hotels and restaurant listings in each Eyewitness Travel Guide; making them the perfect companion for travellers who want to visualise their destination before they get there. Your holiday starts the moment you open the guidebook.

France

Apr 2014 (current ed.)
672 pages

 


Berlitz France Pocket Guide

Pocket Guides

Our new-style Berlitz Pocket Guides are packed with all the information you need to get the most from your visit. Small in size, but big on content, they cover all the sights and attractions, as well as giving helpful tips on hotels, eating out, shopping, outdoor activities, nightlife and much more. They also feature a wealth of beautiful photographs that capture the essence of the destination. Berlitz Pocket Guides are available for well over 150 destinations worldwide.

France Pocket Guide

Apr 2013 (6th ed.)
256 pages

 


Lonely_Planet France's Best Trips

Trips Guides

These guides feature the finest US trips to suit any time frame or taste. Two days in the wilderness or two weeks on the road - it's time to get your trip on. New York wineries or Arizona chillis – go tripping on your interests and find that little corner of the US that's just for you.

France's Best Trips

Mar 2013 (1st ed.)
448 pages

Author(s): Oliver Berry, Stuart Butler et al.



Download Individual Chapter PDFs (£2.99) - Click here to view chapters.
Berlitz France Handbook

Handbooks

Building on the market-leading success of Berlitz Pocket Guides, this brand new series features the same user-friendly approach, yet with a much higher level of detail to make these Handbooks both comprehensive and completely portable. With an emphasis on practical information such as accommodation, transport, health, money and more, this guide is an invaluable on-the-ground reference manual. The Country Fact File, Trip Planner and recommended, fully mapped tours highlight all the key sights, making it ideal for holiday planning too. The carefully selected Top 25 Attractions give you a flavour of all the exciting and interesting things to see and do on your trip. As well as exploring the entire country in a colour-coded, region-by-region format, this inspirational guide also contains unique experiences, with expert advice on how to make the most of local activities. The Berlitz Handbook series is one of the most content-rich, full-colour series' available, yet it continues to offer excellent value for money: the hallmark of Berlitz. Don't leave home without this wealth of practical information at your fingertips.

France Handbook

Feb 2012 (1st ed.)
304 pages

Author(s): Nick Rider


Frommer's France Day by Day

Day by Day

These attractively priced, four-color guides offer dozens of neighborhood and thematic tours, complete with hundreds of photos and bulleted maps that lead the way from sight to sight. Day by Days are the only guides that help travelers organize their time to get the most out of a trip.

France Day by Day

Dec 2011 (1st ed.)
756 pages

Author(s): Anna E. Brooke


Frommer's France 2012

Complete Guides

Written by more than 175 travel experts around the globe, Frommer's Complete Guides help travelers experience places the way locals do. America's #1 bestselling travel series - More annually updated guides than any other series - 16-page color section and foldout map in all annual guides - Outspoken opinions, exact prices, and suggested itineraries - Dozens of detailed maps in an easy-to-read, two-color design - New for 2010: full-color Complete Guides with hundreds of color photos and maps throughout.

France 2012

Dec 2011 (7th ed.)
800 pages

Author(s): Alison Culliford, Joe Ray, Margie Rynn


Insight France

Insight Guides

Our classic series, for more than 35 years, Insight Guides have provided a full account of the world's leading travel destinations through expert and informative text and stunning photography. With a rich mix of features on history and culture, detailed area-by-area chapters and a comprehensive listings section, each title combines three books in one: an ideal travel planner, a practical on-the-spot companion, and a a superb visual souvenir of a visit.

France

Jan 2011 (current ed.)
448 pages

 


Frommer's 25 Great Drives in France

Great Drives

Frommer's Best-Loved Driving Tours are now Frommer's 25 Great Drives - a fresh new package and name for these full-color guides that show travelers how to see the best of Europe and the U.S. by car. More than 20 driving tours - More than 100 color photographs - Hotel recommendations - Detailed maps.

25 Great Drives in France

Feb 2009 (1st ed.)
208 pages

Author(s): David Halford